อุปการ
ù-bpà-gaanMeanings
help; favor; benefaction (formal)
assistance, benefaction, or supportive favor given to someone, in a formal or respectful register; often used in the phrase มีพระคุณ/พระกรุณาอุปการ
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[to] assist; to bestow favor (formal)
to give help or confer favor or patronage, in a formal or respectful register (commonly seen as อุปการะอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-rá1[to] support; [to] look after2support; patronage in modern use)
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อุปการ said อุ-ปะ-การ?
ù-bpà-gaan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |